I'm researching Esther Carnes who -- according to Families of Ancient New Haven
(Donald Lines Jacobus, 1927) -- married William Payne (1695-1784) in 1720. According to
Jacobus, she was the daughter of Thomas and Anna Carnes (or Kerns).
Online, I've found numerous claims that Thomas was the son of John Inglis Carnes
(1614-1678) of Scotland and Ireland, grandson of Alexander Carnys De Cairns (1571-1635)
and great-grandson of John Cairns (d. 1603, Scotland). So far, however, I have found no
substantiation of this.
I'd appreciate any input.
Mark E. Dixon
Wayne, Pa.